Swimming spots near Kingsbridge
40 swimming spots within 30 km of Kingsbridge, 40 of them designated bathing waters monitored by the Environment Agency (England). Nearest first — the closest is Salcombe North Sands, about 6 km away.
3 carrying a caution. 36 with no current pollution alert. 1 not monitored. 30 rated Excellent under the EU Bathing Water Directive, which describes four seasons of samples rather than today.
- Salcombe North Sands6.1 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
- Mill Bay6.2 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
- Thurlestone South6.3 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
- Thurlestone North6.3 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
- Salcombe South Sands6.6 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
- Bantham7.1 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
- Hope Cove7.4 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
- Bigbury-on-Sea South8.3 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
- Bigbury-on-Sea North8.4 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
- Challaborough8.4 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
- Slapton Sands Torcross9.3 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
- Slapton Sands Monument9.5 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
- Coastguards Beach, Erme Estuary12.3 km from KingsbridgeCaution
- Blackpool Sands12.6 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
- Mothecombe12.6 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
- Warfleet Creek, Dart Estuary15.9 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
- Dartmouth Castle Cove16.4 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
- Stoke Gabriel, Dart Estuary17.0 km from KingsbridgeCaution
- Dittisham, Dart Estuary17.0 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
- Steamer Quay, Dart Estuary17.1 km from KingsbridgeCaution
- Newton and Noss18.8 km from KingsbridgeNot monitored
- Broadsands20.9 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
- Goodrington21.9 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
- Wembury22.1 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
- St Mary's Bay (Devon)22.5 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
- Paignton Paignton Sands22.9 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
- Breakwater Beach (Shoalstone)23.3 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
- Paignton Preston Sands23.8 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
- Hollicombe24.2 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
- Bovisand24.8 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
- Torre Abbey26.2 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
- Beacon Cove26.4 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
- Meadfoot27.1 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
- Plymouth Hoe East27.2 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
- Plymouth Hoe West27.5 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
- Plymouth Firestone Bay28.4 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
- Anstey's Cove (Torquay)28.6 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
- Babbacombe28.8 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
- Oddicombe28.9 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
- Watcombe30.0 km from KingsbridgeGood to go
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Common questions
- Where can you swim near Kingsbridge?
- 40 sea, lake and river swimming spots lie within 30 km of Kingsbridge, spread across 3 areas. This page lists them by distance from the town rather than by county, because a boundary is not what decides where you drive.
- What is the nearest beach to Kingsbridge?
- Salcombe North Sands in South Hams, about 6 km away. It is the closest of the 40 listed here; the next few are within a short drive and each shows its current status, so the nearest is not always the one to pick.
- Is the water clean near Kingsbridge?
- 40 of these 40 spots are designated bathing waters with published monitoring, from the Environment Agency (England). Monitoring covers bacterial quality only — it says nothing about tides, currents, swell or cold-water shock, and nothing here is a clearance to swim.
- Which spots near Kingsbridge have the best water quality?
- 30 of them hold Excellent, the top classification under the EU Bathing Water Directive, based on bacterial samples across the previous four bathing seasons. That describes a four-year record rather than the water today — each spot page shows both.
- Can you swim near Kingsbridge right now?
- 3 of the 40 are currently flagged, and 36 have no current pollution alert. These change day to day, so check the individual spot before you travel.